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Chapter 241 The Lakers' Attempt

"Kevin, now you can relax and concentrate on preparing for the playoffs." Zhang Sixin said to Love.

"I didn't care about records at all," Love insisted.

It doesn't matter if you don't care, anyway, this buddy has left his name in the history of the league.

With his strength, he will definitely get a high salary in the future, so he can pursue the championship from now on.

After the Timberwolves went smoothly for many games, the away game suddenly became a bit unsatisfactory.

After losing to the Warriors, they narrowly lost to the Jazz.

This time, the opponent was a genius, Myers scored as if he was cheating, and directly overturned the Timberwolves.

Role players cut 40+, this small probability event was encountered by the Timberwolves.

Zhang Sixin was very open-minded, thinking that if this kind of thing happened in the regular season, he would definitely not be able to meet it in the playoffs.

They have three consecutive away games this time, and they will go to Los Angeles to play against the Lakers.

The Timberwolves may be a little careless in the face of the previous non-threatening team, but they will definitely be ready for a strong contender in the playoffs like the Lakers.

Because Zhang Sixin is a little butterfly, history has changed, so it is not necessarily the Mavericks who will touch the Lakers in the playoffs. The Lakers are still one of the most vigilant opponents of the Timberwolves in the playoffs.

During this period of time, the Lakers were actually in good shape. After Bynum returned, the background of the team was indeed different.

On the other side, the Mavericks pulled their hips a little bit, and the Lakers' record has caught up.

However, it is still a bit difficult to threaten the status of the Timberwolves.

But it can also be said that it is a team of the same level, and the winner or loser in the game depends on their respective states.

Both teams are now accumulating strength for the playoffs. Although it is a good opportunity for rehearsal, the two sides will definitely not fight desperately at this time.

So the test before the playoffs will not be particularly accurate.

Both teams are commonly used starting lineups, and this time the Lakers' inside line is working faster.

They can't do it if they don't exert their strength. Kobe feels a bit slow, and the Lakers need to stand up from the inside.

How should I put it, although the two teams did not work hard, their defenses were very targeted.

Love came up to grab rebounds well, but the offense was not stable.

With Love becoming more and more famous, in fact, many teams already know how to defend him.

Of course, many teams in the league don't have suitable players for their matchups, and it's useless to know how to do it.

The Lakers still have the confidence, they are not bad except for the first position.

But when the two cores of the Timberwolves were somewhat restricted, Matthews seized the opportunity again.

Of the Timberwolves' starting five, only Matthews and Milicic basically don't play with the ball.

As an outside player, Matthews is actually easier to eat than Milicic.

After all, it is easier to be watched inside, and it is not easy to pass more good balls in.

Obviously, the Timberwolves have better teamwork and role players have stronger offensive power.

With the core players being partially restricted on the offensive end, the Timberwolves took the lead in gaining the advantage.

Neither side is interested in fighting, and they will be on the bench when they should be on the bench.

For the top four teams in the West, the playoffs are their real battleground.

During the rotation period, the Lakers' bench lineup performed slightly better, but there was no qualitative difference from the Timberwolves.

In the second quarter, when the main force played again, Kobe's touch has been adjusted almost, but he didn't take too many shots, because Gasol has been playing well, and he is more effective than Love on both ends of the offense and defense.

But Love's touch also came in the second quarter. As soon as he scored, he had another half-time double-double.

Just relying on impressions, I really can't imagine Love's current strength.

Because the Timberwolves were too weak in history, he was like a data brush.

And because of many injuries, his performance was ups and downs, and he did not receive more attention from the outside world.

Only now did Zhang Sixin lead him to understand that Love has weaknesses, but his strengths are really strong.

It will not be so easy to really swipe the data, and it is not easy to swipe without strength data.

Moreover, Rambis, the head coach of the Timberwolves in history, did not value Love so much, and his average shots per game were not too many.

Love came to feel the situation, even if the Lakers performed well in the second quarter, the Timberwolves still firmly held the lead.

"I don't know if Kobe will play hard in the second half. The Lakers in this state are not difficult to play." Zhang Sixin said.

It is easy for Kobe to take over the game and be targeted, but when he is not very prominent on the offensive end, the Lakers may not even be qualified to be targeted by a strong team of the same level.

And Kobe's shots are just right, there are too few.

He is not the type of player who plays reasonably, so even if the Lakers have more than one All-Star player, Kobe can only see how far they can play in the playoffs.

"Be prepared to limit Kobe with all your strength, but if the Lakers continue to focus on the inside, there is no need for our defense to shrink and focus on their three-pointers..." Zhang Sixin's attitude is very clear.

It's okay to be hit by Gasol and Bynum with All-Star data, as long as they stay ahead.

It's just an inside offense, and the current Timberwolves can completely withstand it.

If Kobe doesn't break out, and the Lakers' role players don't have three-pointers, they won't be able to come back.

On the other hand, the Lakers didn't pay much attention to the outcome of this game.

They will not consume Kobe too much, and try their best to win a regular season. The Lakers hope to test some ideas, which is also for the playoffs.

The current Timberwolves deserve the Lakers to spend more energy preparing.

Although some tactics may not be used much in the playoffs, but in the face of possible strong competitors, we must do more to understand and be prepared.

For the Timberwolves, they don't care what the Lakers do.

Kobe's characteristics are too obvious, so even in the playoffs, the Lakers will not change much.

Teams such as the Lakers, Spurs, and Mavericks, which have been studied by their opponents for many years, cannot change their basic strategies.

The Spurs still have some changes in tactics, and the Lakers have actually changed the least.

They were able to win two consecutive championships. In addition to the strength of superstars, they are actually a bit lucky.

But generally, teams that want to make three consecutive matches will not be so lucky.

In the third quarter, Kobe still didn't fully exert his strength. The Lakers really used Gasol as the core of their tactics.

Of course, in the triangle offense, Gasol is the core of the tactics, but with Kobe around, his tactical core is actually a bit weak, and this is considered awe-inspiring.

But the Timberwolves are not afraid of Gasol's scoring. Different from the strategy of defending Kobe, they have always defended alone, and they are more defensive about Gasol connecting the Lakers as a whole.

In this case, the Lakers did not play comfortably.

Under the defense of the Timberwolves, the Lakers' role players still can't play much role.

As for the Timberwolves' offense, the Lakers' restrictions are not so good.

DeRozan and Matthews, they can really fight.

(End of this chapter)